Paul Evans Furniture
American, 1931-1987
A designer and sculptor, Paul Evans was a wild card of late 20th century modernism. A leading light of the American Studio Furniture movement, Evans’s sideboards, credenzas, coffee tables and other work manifests a singular aesthetic sense, as well as a seemingly contradictory appreciation for both folk art forms and for new materials and technologies.
Evans’s primary material was metal, not wood, which was favored by his fellow studio designers, and Bucks County, Pennsylvania, neighbors George Nakashima and Phillip Lloyd Powell. He trained in metallurgy and studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, the famed crucible of modern design and art in suburban Detroit. For a time early in his career, Evans also worked at Sturbridge Village, a historical “living museum” in Massachusetts, where he gave demonstrations as a costumed silversmith.
Evans’s earliest work unites these influences. The pieces that made his reputation are known as “sculpted-front” cabinets: wood cases faced with box-like high-relief patinated steel mounts laid out in a grid pattern. Each mount contains a metal emblem, or glyph, and the effect is that of a brawny quilt.
Evans’s later work falls into three distinct style groups. His sculpted-bronze pieces, begun in the mid-1960s, show Evans at his most expressive. He employed a technique in which resin is hand-shaped, and later sprayed with a metal coating, allowing for artistic nuance in the making of chairs, tables and case pieces. Later in the decade and into the 1970s, Evans produced his Argente series for celebrated manufacturer Directional (a brand known to vintage mid-century modern furniture collectors everywhere): consoles and other furniture forms that feature aluminum and pigment-infused metal surfaces welded into abstract organic forms and patterns.
Last, Evans's Cityscape design series — a milestone in the history of brutalist design — meshed perfectly with the sleek, “high tech” sensibility of the later ’70s. Evans constructed boxy forms and faced them with irregular mosaic patterns that mixed rectangular plaques of chromed steel, bronze or burlwood veneer. These, like all of Paul Evans’s designs, are both useful and eye-catching. But their appeal has another, more visceral quality: these pieces have clearly been touched by an artist’s hand.
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Period: Late 20th Century
Creator: Paul Evans
Paul Evans Imposto on Iron "Stalagmite" Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
A bronze and glass "Stalagmite" coffee table Model P128 the thick round glass top under bronze (actually bronze over iron) base, the brutalist design with thick imposto like applicat...
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1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Iron
Paul Evans CityScape Sideboard for Directional Brass Tiles & Burl Wood Doors
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in St. Louis, MO
Rare 1970s Paul Evans Cityscape sideboard with waterfall ends for Directional with brass tiles and book matched Burl wood doors. Interior laminated in black...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass
Excellent Paul Evans Chrome Cityscape Credenza Mid-Century Modern
By Paul Evans
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Excellent Paul Evans chrome Cityscape credenza. This piece is in remarkable condition because it was covered with a piece of glass for the last ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Large Paul Evans Ten Segment Chrome Coffee Table, for Directional
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Paul Evans ten segment chrome coffee table, for Directional. This iconic Mid-Century Modern example is in near mint condition, with numerous two-tone polished and satin chrome ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans American Mid-Century Brutalist Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Forney, TX
Paul Evans (1931-1987) American Brutalist industrial modern welded steel, copper, mixed metals patchwork coffee table with rivet accents and i...
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Slate, Copper, Steel, Metal
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze "Stalagmite" Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
A bronze and glass "Stalagmite" coffee table Model PE-128 the thick round glass top under bronze (actually bronze over iron) base, the Brutalist design with thick imposto like applic...
Category
1970s American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Paul Evans Signed Mid Century Chrome Cityscape Dining Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul Evans Signed mid century chrome Cityscape dining table
This table measures: 48 wide x 48 deep x 26 inches high, with a chair clearance of 24 ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Glass
Paul Evans Wall-Mounted "Cityscape" Console in Tessellated Chrome 1970s 'Signed'
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Wall-mounted console table, supporting brackets in tessellated chrome with glass top, by Paul Evans, Cityscape Series, for Directional Furniture, American 1970s (signed “Paul Evans”).
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Cityscape Dining Table by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gorgeous vintage burlwood top Paul Evans dining table with brass base. Large table top with no scratches on it. Base has nice detail and t...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Wood
Paul Evans Monumental Burl Wood Parsons Extension Dining Table, Newly Refinished
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional custom monumental Mid-Century Modern Parsons extension dining table or conference table
By Paul Evans for Directional, "Cityscape" Collection
USA, 1970s
...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Burl
Rare Circular Paul Evans Welded and Patinated Steel Dining Table for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Paul Evans welded and patinated steel dining table for Directional Model PE 46. Signed: "Paul Evans 74", USA.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Paul Evans Signed Vintage Sculpted Bronze Stalagmite Cocktail Table
By Paul Evans
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful signed sculpted Paul Evans cocktail table from 1976 looks like molten castle drippings of bronze of varying heights in brutalist and crown forms. It is called the stalagmite table...
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1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Modern Brutalist Sculptural Welded Steel & Bronze Dining Table Paul Evans 1970s
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a stupendous and iconic, glass topped dining table, on sculpturally welded steel and bronze bases, by Paul evans for Directional, circa the 1970s. In excell...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Pair of Paul Evans Welded and Patinated Steel Patchwork Side Tables
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of Paul Evans welded and patinated steel side tables top inset with a slate for Studio for Directional.
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Paul Evans Brutalist Sideboard for Directional
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An iconic vintage modern design by Paul Evans with an elaborate chrome patchwork design. This stylish case piece boasts a spacious black interior hidden behind four cabinet doors. A ...
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1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Chrome "Cityscape" Dining Table by Paul Evans for Directional
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exceptional vintage “Cityscape” dining table designed by Paul Evans for Directional in the United States, circa 1970s. This dining table belongs to ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Skyline Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Paul Evans sculpted bronze brutalist skyline coffee table, signed PE71
Glass top is 3/4" thick, 28" deep and 55" wide. Base is 15" high, 28" deep...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Paul Evans Cityscape Patchwork Wall Console, Signed
By Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique vintage wall mount console makes a unique display shelf in a variety of interiors. Cityscape design makes this patchwork chrome wall shelf...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans Glass Top Cityscape Citiscape Signed Dining Room Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Wayne, NJ
This is a Glamorus Paul Evans glass top cityscape 8 foot dining table. Please note, this is a mirror finish show showing many reflections in photos...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Glass
Paul Evans Cityscape Cubist Dining Chairs Mid-Century Modern Boucle Fabric 1970s
By Barbara Barry, Paul Evans
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Set of 4 Iconic Paul Evans PE240 Directional Cityscape Cubist Mid-Century Modern dining chairs. Back and seat cushions are soft and comfortable. Features sturdy wooden chair frame wi...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans Brutalist Patchwork Coffee Table, Circa 1970
By Paul Evans
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A late 20th century Brutalist coffee table by Paul Evans (American, 1931-1987) for Directional Furniture, of his signature patchwork style employed in the 1970s, of square shape, patched burl...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Paul Evans Cityscape Wall Mirror
By Paul Evans
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paul Evans Cityscape wall mirror in a chrome and brass patch work design.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Paul Evans Cityscape Wall Mirror
By Paul Evans
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paul Evans Cityscape brass wall mirror. In very good condition with signs of age and use, ready to install.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paul Evans King Size Bedframe with Brass Tiles
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Evans king size bedframe with brass tiles, cladded squared tiles in brass make the structure exterior finish.
The top horizontal soffit has 3 dimmable reading lights.
Vertical columns have bifold...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paul Evans Cityscape Mid Century Burl Wood Floating Display Cabinet
By Paul Evans
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul Evans cityscape Mid Century burl wood floating display cabinet
Measures: 24.5 wide x 13.75 deep x 48.25 inches high
This price includes getting this piece in what we call res...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Burl
Paul Evans Ice Bucket, Cityscape, Brass, Chrome, Glass
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in New York, NY
Paul Evans ice bucket, Cityscape brass, chrome, glass. Chunky brass and chrome patchwork ice bucket with hinged lid from Evans' Cityscape series ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Paul Evans, "Cityscape" Dining Table, Mirror, Wood, Directional, USA, c. 1970
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and mirror "Cityscape" dining table designed by Paul Evans and produced by Directional, circa 1970.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Paul Evans Mid Century Burl Wood Floating Display Cabinet
By Paul Evans
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul Evans Mid Century burl wood floating display cabinet.
Measures: 24.5 wide x 13.75 deep x 48.25 high.
Veneer Loss.
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call Restored ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Wood
Cityscape Coffee Table Paul Evans for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large brass patchwork cityscape coffee table in contrast with a rather unusual Brazilian rosewood top. A very generous size with striking visual impact. This is a custom pieces executed circa 1975 by Paul Evans for Directional.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare Brutalist "Sculpted Bronze" Cabinet by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
"Sculpted bronze" buffet by Paul Evans for Directional the front fitted with four panel doors and the top fitted typical slate slabs, the inside featuring adjustable shelves. Signed:...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Paul Evans Brushed Aluminum and Polished Steel "Cityscape" Table Lamp, 1970's
By Paul Evans
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Large Paul Evans "Cityscape" Brushed Aluminum & Polished Steel Tower Table Lamp. Featuring a rectangular form with Brushed Aluminum and Polished Steel vertical panels. 21H to top of...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Nickel
Paul Evans Cityscape Long Dining Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Evans for directional "Cityscape", 84" Parsons style dining table. All chromed metal over wood with additional pair of leaves. Possible length of 114" with both 15" leaves.
Category
1970s American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Rare Mid-Century Modern Cityscape Paul Evans "L" Shaped Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning "L" shaped cityscape design signed by Paul Evans. This elegant vintage modern coffee table boasts two-tone chrome patchwork and a floating top on one side. An impressive w...
Category
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Cityscape Leather Desk Chair with Castors by Paul Evans for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
A wonderful cityscape chair in chrome and brass patchwork made by Paul Evans studio for Directional, circa 1974. The chair is supported by exposed leg...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Important Welded Polychrome and Gilt Steel Cabinet by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
Important welded polychrome and gilt steel cabinet by Paul Evans, inset with slate top. Welded signature.
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Steel
Paul Evans Mirror, Sculpted Bronze, Resin, Signed
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Paul Evans mirror, sculpted bronze and resin, signed. Large scale rectangular mirror decorated by hand with modernist abstract incising ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Stunning Paul Evans Cityscape Brass Chrome Patchwork Coffee Table Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous Paul Evans for Directional brass and chromed steel coffee table consisting of two sculptural bases supporting an over sized glass top. This particular table is not signed bu...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Set of Four Chrome Cityscape Chairs by Paul Evans for Directional
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Culver City, CA
A stunning and rare set of 4 chrome cityscape chairs by Paul Evans for Directional. This matched set of PE-241 arm chairs are upholstered in a supple black matte ultrasuede and feature Evans' signature chrome patchwork design.
These gorgeous Paul Evans Cityscape chairs...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans Cityscape Wall Hung Cabinets Set of Three
By Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early set of three cabinets with finished interiors.
All shelves and mounting cleats are present.
Signed Paul Evans.
Category
1970s American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Rare "Sculpted Bronze" Coffee Table by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare coffee table model PE-131 by renowned furniture designer Paul Evans. This unique "Cityscape" coffee table was handmade by Evans and his assistant. In the Brutalist style, this t...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Metal
King-Size "Canopy Headboard PE-204" in Chrome by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
King-size "Canopy Headboard PE-204" in chrome with recessed lights and storage compartments by Paul Evans for Directional Furniture, Cityscape collect...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Rare Model Cityscape Coffee Table by Paul Evans for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
A cityscape multifaceted coffee table by Paul Evans for Directional Inc, circa 1970s. A rarely seen model with square block construction in brass ad bu...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass
Illuminated Cityscape Corner Table by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
A triangular corner side table in the "Cityscape" series made by Paul Evans studio for Directional, circa 1975. The table was a custom piece with built-in illuminated underneath. It ...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Cityscape Brass Table Lamp Paul Evans for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
A brass patchwork cityscape table lamp designed by Paul Evans for Directional circa 1970s. Model PE-4001, the bespoken lamp showcases an architectural form and stands defying gravity...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paul Evans Monumental Sculpted Bronze and Glass Coffee Table, Signed, 1974
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Paul Evans (1931–1987)
A sculptural brutalist coffee table by Studio Craft Movement leader Paul Evans, in bronze. The architectural base —comprised of textural interlocking facets v...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Paul Evans Patchwork Metal and Slate Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning Mid-Century table uses a combination of patchwork hammered metal to create a stunning effect. Vintage slate top wonderfully compliments the piece, while low profile cas...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal
Burl Wood Patchwork Table by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fantastic cube cityscape side table by Paul Evans for Directional, circa 1970s. Made of patchwork of burl wood with dramatic grains, in contrast with high glossy black lacquered top ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Wood, Burl
Paul Evans Burl Wood Cityscape Starburst Dining Table Brushed Steel Chrome
By Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Amazing vintage Paul Evans Cityscape burl wood and brushed metal dining table. Metal base and top piece with burl wood top. Starburst design. Includes 1 table leaf extension...
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Metal, Steel
Fabulous Paul Evans Brutalist Metal Patchwork Coffee Table Signed Slate Top
By Paul Evans
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Very handsome Paul Evans patchwork metal coffee table. The top has a textured piece of heavy slate in wonderful vintage condition. The base is a variety of metals patchworked togethe...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Slate, Copper
Cityscape Table by Paul Evans for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
A nice brass and chrome patchwork cityscape table, model no PE 231 by Paul Evans for Directional, circa 1970s. Cube form with cross angled block support that exhibits a simply modern...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Cityscape Multifaceted Dining Console Table Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
One of the most striking designs from Cityscape series by Paul Evans, this multifaceted table base from PE 300 series features a combination of brass and walnut burls panels and indi...
Category
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paul Evans Rare Oversize Sculpted Bronze Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Highland, IN
This exceptional coffee table by Paul Evans was a custom order and is the largest we've ever seen of his sculpted bronze series. The architectural base, an arrangement of heavily tex...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Composition, Bronze
Paul Evans Dual Metal "Cityscape" Floor Lamp
By Paul Evans
Located in North Miami, FL
The Paul Evans cityscape floor lamp is patchwork or random tile patterning of the mixed metals of chrome-plated and brass-plated. This Evans floor...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Cityscape Dining Table Base Only by Paul Evans Published Model
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
An unusual table as part of the cityscape series by Paul Evans for Directional. Constructed with chrome plated cubes and lacquered surface and it is currently shown with a 42 by 84 glass top and functions as a dining table. However, it is in a very versatile size to accommodate glass tops of a wide range of sizes and shapes so it can also functions as a striking center table, or a console table. Table base only...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Cityscape table lamp Paul Evans for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
A table lamp in Cityscape series designed and made by Paul Evans for Directional circa 1970s. In a minimalistic cubic letter "T" form with chrome and brass patchwork surface, the lam...
Category
1970s American Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Paul Evans Brutalist Mirror and Shelf
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Wall-mount shelf with slate top, and matching Brutalist metal clad mirror. Iconic design from the master of Brutalism, Paul Evans. Great original condition, ready to install. The mir...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Slate, Metal
Exceptional Sculpted Bronze Dining Table by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
Substantial Brutalist dining table base by Paul Evans for Directional, circa 1977. Iconic "sculpted bronze" series, with handcrafted surfac...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Magnificent Signed Paul Evans Burled Wood and Chrome Cityscape Dining Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Magnificent signed Paul Evans burled olive wood and chrome cityscape dining table with three 22" W leaves. Big and bold patches of olive wood contras...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Evans Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Paul Evans furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Paul Evans furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Paul Evans furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Paul Evans were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Widdicomb Furniture Co., Mastercraft, and Harvey Probber. Prices for Paul Evans furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $713 and can go as high as $220,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $11,832.